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51.48818, -0.18835
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +195 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +195 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mute Swan +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Mute Swan +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Balham station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Beverley Brook Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 359 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycleway 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route (C27) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (C27) Regional cycle route
Show on map Route ■ Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ■ Local cycle route
Show on map Route Q Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Q Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
41,712 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,712 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Tufted Duck +31
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Water Scorpion · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Back-Swimmer +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Back-Swimmer Notonecta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,712 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Tufted Duck +31
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Jay Garrulus glandarius Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Water Scorpion · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Back-Swimmer +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Back-Swimmer Notonecta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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